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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






2. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






3. Name six sources of grains






4. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






5. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






6. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






7. Sources of fats






8. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






9. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






10. Where can you get more vitamin D?






11. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






12. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






13. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






14. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






15. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






16. What is the function of vitamin C?






17. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






18. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






19. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






20. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






21. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






22. What foods have high quality protein?






23. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






24. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






25. What is the function of vitamin E?






26. What does DASH stand for?






27. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






28. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






29. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






30. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






31. The higher the BMR a client has --






32. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






33. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






34. How many calories/gram is protein?






35. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






36. What function is vitamin D?






37. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






38. What type of people need extra protein?






39. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






40. What is normal albumin levels?






41. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






42. What is RDA of protein?






43. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






44. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






45. When does BMR increase?






46. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






47. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






48. Fats can lead to some medical problems






49. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






50. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?